Government Claims Rebel Base Captured
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Philippine troops have captured the headquarters of the country’s largest Muslim rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, after encountering little resistance, President Joseph Estrada said. The seizure would be a major blow to the MILF, which has been fighting for an independent Islamic nation in the southern Philippines. A rebel spokesman acknowledged that troops had penetrated Camp Abubakar but said they controlled less than 10% of it.
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